TORONTO — Award candidates, the order of the first three draft picks, this year’s statistical leaders — so much to be decided between now and the end of Saturday’s triple header. Oh, and the matter of who’s playing where come the division semi-finals on Nov. 13.

It’s November, the season is ending, the Grey Cup is coming and it’s all happening so fast.

After two straight wins, should Jacques Chapdelaine be considered the favourite to coach the Alouettes in 2017? Would the Edmonton Eskimos be wise to sit their players — despite having a meaningful game on their slate in Week 20? Is there reason for concern for Bombers fans with the way Matt Nichols played last weekend?

What we know: the REDBLACKS and Stampeders will be hosting the division finals on Nov. 20. Everything else, of course, is up in the air.

As far as the regular season goes, it all comes down to this. Then, playoffs.

We ask some of the tough questions, you answer as the final week of regular season football arrives.

Here are nine pressing questions for Week 20:

1. Who is the Lions’ Most Outstanding Player?

Awards season unofficially launches on Wednesday when the league announces team nominees for the 2016 Shaw CFL Awards, including Most Outstanding Player.

In some instances this is a no-brainer, such as Bo Levi Mitchell getting the MOP nod for Calgary. In many other cases it’s a little more complicated. Last week we debated over who should get the Most Outstanding Rookie nod for the Stamps — Alex Singleton or DaVaris Daniels? That got us thinking about a couple of key honours for the Lions.

The Stamps have taken the league by storm this year but no team has emerged faster than the Lions, who were an average team the last few years under Mike Benevides and Jeff Tedford and were considered a fringe playoff team by many prognosticators coming into 2016.

Wally Buono should get a lot of the credit and could win a coaching honour for his work but since a coach can’t win Most Outstanding Player, we ask, who should get the nod for the Orange and Black?

2. Should the Eskimos rest their starters in Week 20?

The classic rest vs. rust debate continues.

It’s a little more straight forward for the Eskimos than it was for the Stampeders last week, who faced two straight weeks off before hosting the Western Final on Nov. 20. Yet the decision awaiting Jason Maas and Ed Hervey isn’t easy by any means.

Where the Eskimos will play on Nov. 13 hasn’t yet been decided and will depend on Week 20 results — do the Eskimos want to stay close to home for the playoffs against tougher opponents or travel out East for back to back games?

OK, that’s a debate for a different day, and maybe the road through the East would be preferable. Either way, the Eskimos are going to do in Week 20 what they feels can help their playoff chances the most.

Is that giving Mike Reilly, Derel Walker and Adarius Bowman and co. a week off?

 3. Who should coach the Alouettes in 2017?

As the Als’ season ticks down on Saturday afternoon in Hamilton and locker clean-out commences soon after, one of the off-season’s top storylines will begin surrounding the team: who is Montreal’s head coach in 2017?

Jacques Chapdelaine is a top candidate after being handed the reins from Jim Popp, and under the interim tag he’s managed to guide his club to a 3-2 record this season — that compared to the 3-9 record with Popp behind the bench.

Chapdelaine appears to have a solid grasp and command of the team and has proven he’s not afraid to take charge and make changes where necessary (i.e. the release of Duron Carter and Kenny Stafford).

Still, the door on the Alouettes’ sideline hasn’t closed, at least not entirely. Anthony Calvillo and Marc Trestman continue to swirl as possible names for next season on top of other potential candidates currently coaching elsewhere.

4. Should there be any concern with the recent play of Matt Nichols?

Matt Nichols had a bad game in Week 19, at least by most accounts. Hey, it happens.

Nichols has been very good for the Bombers since taking over for now-departed Drew Willy and there are few quarterbacks around the league that don’t have the odd rough outing.

The 29-year-old has thrown 16 touchdowns to eight interceptions this year while the Bombers have lost only four games with him under centre. He’s also given credit for engineering one of the most remarkable mid-season turnarounds in recent memory.

Still, for a quarterback who has yet to put together an entire good season in his career, you wouldn’t be totally wrong for wondering whether Nichols can hold it together down the stretch. Nichols struggled in the loss to Ottawa and has now thrown five interceptions over the last two games.

 5. Will the long layoff help or hurt the Stampeders?

After much debate among fans and media, the Calgary Stampeders opted for the ‘rest’ route in their Week 20 season finale vs. Montreal. It may have cost them two points and the regular season record for wins but in the end it could help them in a Grey Cup Championship.

Will it? That’ll be the question heading into the Nov. 20 Western Final, because by that time it will have been a month since Bo Levi Mitchell and co. last took a meaningful snap.

Dave Dickenson and Stampeders fans can take solace in the fact that their top players (think Mitchell, Jerome Messam, DaVaris Daniels, Alex Singleton et al) will no doubt be available on that date.

Now they’ll just cross their fingers that the Red and White doesn’t come out of the gates a little flat in that matchup after so much time off.

 6. Will the REDBLACKS return to a second straight Grey Cup?

It hasn’t always been pretty but the Ottawa REDBLACKS are in a pretty good spot heading into the playoffs.

Hank is hot, the O-line has had some time to gel after some devastating injuries while the rest of that unit is relatively healthy, save for Chris Williams.

After winning the East for the second straight season, the REDBLACKS are a single win away from appearing in their second straight Grey Cup.

Whether it’s against Hamilton, Edmonton or Winnipeg, all potential Eastern Final opponents, that won’t be easy. Does Rick Campbell’s team have it in ’em?

 7. Which Riders pivot would you like to see most of in their season finale?

Jake Waters and Darian Durant took turns in the Riders’ finale at Mosaic, indicating that Chris Jones will likely approach the final game of the season in BC in a similar manner.

Durant’s contract status might be the biggest topic of discussion this off-season but a close second would have to be the order of the depth chart behind him.

Whether Durant returns next year or not, Jones will continue to search for and develop his quarterback of the future.

All three of Waters, Brandon Bridge and Mitchell Gale have shown some upside during their time in the CFL. Which one would you like to see play the most in the Riders’ finale in BC?

8. Which offensive playmaker needs to step up most for the Ticats?

Zach Collaros is back but many of the Ticats’ top offensive players are still on the shelf. It’s an unenviable position for Collaros and the team’s offensive coordinator Stef Ptaszek but someone will have to step up.

Outside of their quarterback, who do the Ticats need to be their biggest producer?

Terrence Toliver continues his emergence as a go-to receiver for Collaros this year and in Week 19 surpassed the 1,000 yards mark. Kevin Elliott has 174 yards on 10 catches in his first two games as a Tabbie since he signed with the team. Spencer Watt could see a spike in playing time after an injury to Andy Fantuz.

On the ground, meanwhile, running back C.J. Gable becomes a greater focal point as the season progresses and the weather worsens. Gable had nine catches vs. Edmonton, possibly a sign of things to come.

9. Which Argos rookie is the most promising for the future?

The team awards will soon be revealed and while the Argos won’t have a high-end MOP candidate (Shawn Lemon and Brandon Whitaker are two that come to mind), the rookie category could be a different story.

Sean McEwen leads a list of young Argos that got to play this year and make an impact, revealing, the Argos hope, a bright future in Toronto — but he’s not the only one.

Fourth overall pick Brian Jones and fourth round pick Llevi Noel both made significant contributions on special teams before getting opportunities to catch passes on offence.

Thomas Gordon, Joshua Mitchell and Joe Rankin have all played and showed promise on the defence side of the ball.

In a season that’s gone all wrong for the Argos, which rookie represents the silver lining?